Dorothy Lucille Thornton, 96, died February 25, 2009 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 16, 1912 at Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of James and Lucille (Curt) Morrison. A graduate of Liberal High School in 1931, Mrs. Thornton worked on B-17 Flying Fortresses in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during World War II. She married Harry Thornton in 1943 at Wichita, Kansas. He died in 1981. A resident of Great Bend since 1945, Mrs. Thornton was a beautician for about seventeen years and then was a librarian in Great Bend for eight years. Mrs. Thornton was a member of First Christian Church and was an avid reader and devout Christian; as well as a lover of music and animals. Survivors include two daughters: Alice Chambers and husband, Frank, Wichita, Kansas; and Betty Curtin, Great Bend, Kansas; one sister, Jeanine Martin, Stafford, Kansas; three grandchildren: Kelly Curtin and wife, Wendy of Farmington, New Mexico; Amanda Curtin of Moorseville, North Carolina; and Jill Chambers of Wichita, Kansas; and four great-grandchildren: Mason, Mathew, Dylan, and Zane. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Leslie Morrison, Ted Morrison, Don Morrison, and Bill Morrison; and one sister, Dixie Haberman. Graveside funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Great Bend Cemetery with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2009, with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2009 and from 9:00 a.m. to service time, Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Barton County Humane Society, in care of the funeral home.